Can you bring cannabis or CBD to India?

• Cannabis

  prohibited

  The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 defines "cannabis (hemp)" to cover charas (resin/hashish/hash oil) and ganja (the flowering or fruiting tops) — both are prohibited narcotic drugs, and importing them into India carries severe criminal penalties. The statutory definition of cannabis excludes seeds and leaves when not accompanied by the flowering/fruiting tops (the basis for bhang, a leaf-based preparation, being treated differently under Indian law domestically) — but this carve-out is about domestic cultivation/sale, not a confirmed customs import allowance, and no primary CBIC/NDPS source describing a personal-import allowance for CBD oil or hemp-derived products (with or without a foreign prescription) was found in this pass. Treat all cannabis-derived products, including CBD oil, as prohibited to import.

  Also covers: cannabis, marijuana, weed, thc, hashish, charas, ganja, cbd, cbd oil, hemp extract

  Checked 2026-08-13 — Source: Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 2(iii) (definition of cannabis)

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